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Face of Boy

Candido Portinari1940

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and parallel quick strokes. Boy head occupying the central part of the area of ​​the composition dotted background with parallel horizontal. Boy has elongated face with crudely represented facial features; He suggests having curly hair, forehead creased horizontally, eyes represented by two small lines also horizontally, nose suggesting a triangle, thick and closed lips, rounded chin and long neck seeing the beginning of the clothing-neck "V". The rest of the clothes and the bottom are mixed by being represented by parallel horizontal lines. On the boy's on the right cheek, suggests dashed shaded area.

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  • Title: Face of Boy
  • Creator Lifespan: 1903-12-29 - 1962-12-06
  • Creator Nationality: Brazilian
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Creator Birth Place: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Date: 1940
  • Physical Dimensions: w5.6 x h10.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:child:boy, human figure:limbs:head
  • Technique: dry point
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2428
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1297
Projeto Portinari

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